ATLANTA - The Millsaps men's lacrosse team scored three goals in the fourth quarter today but could not complete the comeback, falling to Oglethorpe 12-7.

The Petrels got on the board first with 13:26 remaining in the first quarter, but Millsaps answered with two quick goals from Taylor Page and Hunter Stevison to take the 2-1 lead with 11:00 minutes to go in the first. Oglethorpe regained the lead before the end of the quarter with two more goals before the first horn to take a 3-2 advantage into the first break.

Hunter Stevison had two more goals in the second quarter, both unassisted, but the Petrels continued to pull away with four in the frame. Oglethorpe led 7-4 going into halftime. A goal-less third quarter from the Majors put them behind 10-4 going into the final frame.

Ryan McKay scored the quarter's first goal, unassisted, with 12:34 remaining in the game. Stevison got his fourth goal of the game with 1:29 and Kevin Tighe got the Majors' final goal with three seconds remaining to set the final score at 12-7 in favor of the Petrels.

Chris Hood collected 11 saves on the day compared to ten for OU's John Brewer. The Majors were out-shot 36-33.

The Majors will return to action this Friday as they travel up to Conway, Arkansas to take on the Hendrix College Warriors for a noon start at Warrior Field.